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What to Know and Why I Need National Quality nConformity Assessmentრა უნდა ვიცოდე და რისთვის მჭირდება ხარისხის ები,მეტროლოგია,The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia2012Georgian National Agency for Standardsand MetrologyGeorgian Unified National Body of AccreditationAccreditation Center
ContentWhat Is and Why Do We Need National Quality Infrastructure? . 3Metrology . 3What Activities Does Metrology Comprise? . 3Whom to Address for Calibration, Verification and Registration of . 4Types of Measuring Instruments? . 4Standardization . 5What Is Standards/Technical Regulations?. 5What Kind of Activities does Standartization compromise? . 6Whom to address for standards/technical regulations? . 6Accreditation comprises the accreditation of the following entities:. 7Accreditation . 7What activities does the accreditation comprise? . 7Whom to address for accreditation? . 7Where to get the detailed information over standards, technical regulations and accreditation? . 82
WhatIs and Why Do We Need National QualityInfrastructure?National Quality Infrastructure comprisesaspects related to metrology, standardization,accreditation, conformity assessment (production compliance with standards), testing andquality management. Metrology - Metrology includes the aspects related to measurement and measuringinstruments; Standardization–ensures to set rules, principles and general characteristics related to theproducts and production methods, ensuring adaption of International and RegionalEuropean standards as a Georgian standards; Accreditation– that’s the procedure, with which authorized entity gives the officialrecognition, that the person or organization is competent to carry out specific tasks. Conformity Assessment–conformity assessment sets the product compliance withstandards and technical regulations.National Quality Infrastructure is significant for the international recognition of product andservice and its further competitiveness. Correspondingly, national quality infrastructureissignificant for export.MetrologyWhat Activities Does Metrology Comprise? Calibration of measuring instruments– sets the precise metrological characteristics ofmeasuring instruments(for example: electricity meters and other). Calibration is a voluntaryprocedure and is carried out at the owner’s request over the measuring instruments thatdoesn’t necessitate the requirement of compulsory periodical verification; Metrological verification of measuring instruments– metrological verification of themeasuring instrument(the visual examination, monitoring and others), that is used for tax,customsexamination and/or court expertise purposes, as well as for the measurements which3
pursuant to the Georgian legislation cause administrative penalty in order to comply themwith the requirements; Registration of types of measuring instruments – registration of types of legalmeasuringinstrumentsin the state registerbefore the use and subject to approval.Whom to Address for Calibration, Verification and Registration ofTypes of Measuring Instruments?For calibration and verification of the measuring instruments youshould address to the Legal Entity ofPublic Law– Georgian National Agency for Standards andMetrology or private laboratories:Contact Information:Central Office of the Agency:Address:ChargaliStr; #67, Tbilisi, Georia;Tel: ( 995) 261 25 30Web-Site - www.geostm.ge;E-mail - geostm@geostm.ge;Laboratory Service Center of Gori:Address: IosebStaliniStr; #3, Gori, Georgia;Laboratory Service Center of Telavi:Address:Davit AghmashenebliStrI, Telavi, Georgia;Laboratory Service Center of Kutaisi:Address:ShotaRustaveli #114a, KutaisiGeorgia;Laboratory Service Center of Poti:Address:Street of Peace #4, Poti, Georgia;Laboratory Service Center of Batumi:Address: Sulkhan Saba OrbelianiStr; #2, Batumi, Georgia;You can find the contact information about private laboratories on the web-site:www.gac.gov.ge4
For the registration of the types of the measuring instruments youshould address to the Legal Entity ofPublic Law – Georgian National Agency for Standardsand Metrology.Central Office of Agency:AddressChargaliStr; #67Tbilisi, Georgia;Tel: ( 995) 261 25 tandardizationWhat Is Standards/Technical Regulations? Standard -is used for the fulfillment of safety requirements or/and of objectives defined intechnical regulation. Standard may concern the concrete procedure, detail or othercomponent. The use of standard is voluntary, that gives the opportunity to entrepreneur orother legal entity to select and use the standard at his option. Technical Regulation - determines/sets the main safety parameters of products andproduction process. Technical regulation (the field where it exists) is obligatory for thefulfillment.The types of standards, operating in Georgia: Standard of Georgia–a standard registered by the Georgian National Agency forStandards and Metrology which may be adopted on the basis of an international orregional standard as well as by the relevant technical committee;all interested personcan use the standard; Standard of international and regional organization, adopted as a standard of Georgia - astandard adopted by the International Standardization Organization (ISO) or byinternational regional standards organization;all interested person can use the standard; Company’s internal standard – a standard developed by an entrepreneur, which coversspecific technical requirements met by a product, process or service. Company’sinternal standard shall not be deemed as a standard for other persons and shall not needregistration.5
What Kind of Activities does Standardization compromise?The activity in the field of standardization comprises: Elaboration or/and registration of standard of Georgia- means the elaboration of thestandard based on the appeal of interested person through relevant technical committeeand its registration in the unified register of standard. All interested person can use thisstandard. Registration (selling) of standards of international and regional organizations adopted asa standard of Georgia –means the registration and dissemination of adopted standards ofinternational and regional organizations on the territory of Georgia, the member ofwhich is the agency. (These standards are standards of ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC as wellas the standards of intergovernmental organizations, “GOST”).Standards: ISO, IEC, CEN,CENELEC, GOSTGeorgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology carries out the adoption/registration ofstandards.Whom to address for standards/technical regulations?In the case of necessity of standards you should address to Georgian National Agency forStandards and MetrologyYou can find adopted technical regulation in the Registry of Technical Regulations maintainedby the Ministry of Justice of Georgia as technical regulations are subject to mandatoryregistration.Central Office of Agency:Address: ChargaliStr; #67Tbilisi, Georgia;Tel: ( 995) 261 25 30Web-site: www.geostm.ge;Email: geostm.ge6E-mail: geostm@geostm.ge;
AccreditationWhat activities does the accreditation comprise?Accreditation comprises the accreditation of the following entities: Testing and calibration laboratories; Verifying organizations of legal measuring instruments; Bodies of certification of products,personal and management; Bodies performing audit and certification of management systems; Inspection bodies; Vehicle testing centers.Whom to address for accreditation?For getting the accreditationyou can address to The Legal Entity of Public Law – GeorgianUnified National Body of Accreditation – Accreditation Center.Office of Accreditation CentreAddress: Khazbegi #42ა, Tbilisi, Georgia;Tel: ( 995 32) 239 93 48( 995 32) 219 22 33Web-site: www.gac.gov.geEmail: gac@gac.gov.ge7
Where to get the detailed information over standards, technicalregulations and accreditation?You can find the detailed information:The web-site of the Legal Entity of Public Law - Georgian National Agency for Standards,Technical Regulations and Metrology:www.geostm.ge;The web-site of the Legal Entity of Public Law - The Unified National Body of Accreditation –Accreditation Center.www.gac.gov.ge8
Unified National Body of Accreditation - Accreditation Center. Web What activities does the accreditation comprise? Whom to address for accreditation? Accreditation Office of Accreditation Centre Address: Khazbegi #42ა, Tbilisi, Georgia; Tel: ( 995 32) 239 93 48 ( 995 32) 219 22 33 -site: www.gac.gov.ge Email: gac@gac.gov.ge
